Combined candlestick and flower vase



Apr. 3, 1923. v 1 M. H. common.

COMBINED CANDLESTICK AND FLOWER VASE.

FILED APR. 26| I922- INVENTOR v. N i M m w W Z m 1 Patented Apr. 3, i923.

MARTHA riA owEL ooNNoR, or BALTIMORE, MARYLAND, AssIeNoR 'I'O mam DECORATING ooMrANY or BALTIMORE, or BALTIMORE, MARYLAND, AfooRroRAt 'I'ION OF NEW JERSEY.

COMBINED CANDLESTIOK AND r ownR vAsn.

- Application filed April as; 1922. Serial 1\To. 556,627..

To all whom it may concern:

' Be it known that L'MARTHA HALownLL CONNOR, a citizen of the United" States, and residentof Baltimore, in the county of Baltimore and State of Maryland, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Combined Candlesticks and Flower Vases, of which the following is a specification.

This invention candle stick and more particularly to a convertible candle stick and flower vase; and

has special reference to the provision of a combined candle stick and vase made ofsheet metal and manufacturable and marketable at a very low cost.

A- principal object of my present inven tion comprehends the provision of a candle stick made from sheet metal and having parts 'which maybe rapidly: and cheaply produced at a very low'figure and in which the parts may be rearranged by a simple manipulation to interchangeably provide a candle holder and a holder -for artificial or natural flowers. A further principal object of the invention includes the production of a' candle stick of'the nature referred to .in which the parts are interrelated and interconnected in a manner to provide a reinforced and strong sheet metal structure when used either as a candle stick or vase, the candle stick and flower vase provided being suitably ornamented to present a highly pleasing and attractive appearance for ornamental household use. I v

To the accomplishment of the foregoing and such other objects as may hereinafter appear, my invention consists in the elements and their relation one to the other, as hereinafter particularly described -and sought to be defined in the claims, reference being had to 'the accompanyingdrawings which show preferred embodiments of my invention, and in which:

Figure 1 is a perspectlve view of the candle stick and vase showing the same when used as, a candle stick, I

Figure 2' isa longitudinal cross sectional view thereof, I

Figurex3 is a view thereof showing-its use as a flower vase and showing a modification thereof, and

' Figure 1 is a view of a detail.-

relates to a sheet metal Referring to the drawings,"the"sheet metal candle stick of my invention comprises, es-

sentially, the base B, the hollow post P carried thereby and the cup or receptacle re movably mounted on the post, the base, post and cup being-fashioned from sheet metal such, for example; as tin and 'being interrelated to' effect an interchangeable candle stick and fiower, vase for household use. 7

The base B may be produced in any desired form, the, form shown in the drawings including the provision of a dished base stamped from a's heet metal bank, the base being preferably provided witha concave portion 10 centrally orificedto receive the post P, a flat annular portion 11 and a deedge of the flange portion 12being'provided with an ornarnenting and stiffening outpending flange portion 12, the marginal rolling a metal blank into cylindrical \fo'rmation, the meeting edges of the blank being joined together in a lock seam joint 15, the said lock' seam joint extending sub stantially but not completely the full length of the body portion 14, the seam terminating at a point spaceda" short distance from the lower end ofthe body portion, as'shown in Figure 40f the drawings,the'side edges such as 16 and 17 of the bottom end portion 19 of the post P beingleft unseamed. The post P is attached to the base: B by inserting the same in the central orifice therein, an annular outturned-rib 18 being provided in the bottom end portion 19 of the post P for positioning the'post on the base B, the re-' mainder ofbottom unlocked portion 19 of the post body being swagedunder the concave portionlO "of. the base B. With this construction'the post P presents a hollow tubular member open at both ends thereof,

the cross sectional area of the bottom end being substantially the same as the cross sectional area'- of the top end, both'ends beingthus adaptable to interchangeablyre ceive' the same closure element. The cup C is -also"'preferab1 the saidfiangerportion 21 terminating in a made fronr a sheet metalblank stamped: or drawn-to 1115 Y stemsof artificial flowers or as a metal blanks fashioned marginal bead 22. The cup C is intended as a closure element for either the top or bottom ends of the post P, the said cup being dimensioned to be frictionally receivable by and selectively insertib'le in the top and bottom ends of the post P. The cup C when frictionally fitted in the top end of the post serves as a candle holder, this use being shown, for example, in Figures 1 and 2 of the drawings; and the said cup when reversely inserted in the bottom end of the post P, as shown in Figure 3 of the drawings, functions as a closure for the said bottom end and as a support for one or more support for a holder 23 fornatural flowers. The holder 23 maycomprise a small glass tube as, for. example, an ordinary test tube.

. lVhen the cup C is fitted into the top end of the post P the said cup serves to reinforce the top marginalportion of the said post, a reinforced candle stick structure being thus provided. lVhen the cup O is inserted in a similar manner in the bottom end of thepOSt P the said cup serves to brace and reinforce the attached postv and base portions, the construction being such that the cylindrical receptacle portion 20 ofthe cup acts as a brace for the bottom portion of the post and the-flange portion 21 and the head 22 of the cup snugly engages the concave portion 10 of the base and acts as a reinforcement for the connection or joint between the post P and the base B, a strengthened-flower vase structure being thus obtained. The cup C may, if desired, be made of a heavier sheet metal stock-than the post P so that the cup C may act as a weighting member for the base when the device isused as aflower vase. If desired, the top marginal edge ofthe post P may be provided with an ontturned bead 24 for reinforcing and ornamenting purposes, as shown in Figure 3 of the drawings. The outer walls of the candle stick and flower vase may be also suitably ornamented with any desired design as shown in the drawings, a highly pleasing and attractive ornamental household article being thereby produced. 7

The manner of making and using my novel candle stick and flower vase will, in the main, be apparent from the above detailed description thereof. It will be further apparent that the base, post and cup of the device are all cheaply produced from sheet into the desired configurations by simple manufacturing steps and assembled together in a simple manner,

' the device being made at a very low production cost and being capable of retail sale at an exceedingly low figure. It will be further seen that the device may be readily made to serve different ornamental household uses, either as a useful and ornamental candle stick or single stem flower vase.

W hile I have shown my device in the preferred forms, it will be obmous that many changes and modifications may be' made in the structure disclosed without departing from the spirit of the invention, defined'in the following claims.

I claim:

1. As a new article of manufacture, a combined candlestick and vase comprising a base made of sheet metal, a hollow post open at both ends and carried by the base, and a cup frictionally receivable by and selectively insertible in the post at either end thereof, the cup when inserted at the top end of the post functioning as a candle holder and when reversely inserted at the bottom end ofthe post serving as a bottom closure therefor and adapted for supporting a flower or flower holder.

r 2. As a new article of manufacture, a combined candle stick and vase comprising a base stamped from a sheet metal blank, a tubular post formed from a sheet metal blank and attached to said base, the said tubular post being open at both ends and a flanged cup stamped or drawn from a sheet metal blank, the said cup being frictionally receivable by and selectively insertible in the post at either end thereof, the cup when in serted at the top end of the post functioning as a candle holder and when reversely inserted at the bottom end of the post serving as. a 7

bottom closure therefor and adapted for supporting a flower or flower holder.

3. A new article of manufacture comprising a base stamped from a sheet metal blank, a tubular post formed by rolling a blank of sheet material into cylindrical formation and joining the side edges of the said blank by a lock seam joint extending from the top of the post 7 thereof with the side edges of the bottom portion of the post left unlocked, the said post being attached to said base by swaging the said unlocked. bottom portion of said post to the base and a cup stamped or drawn from a sheet metal blank and receivable by an end of said post and forming a closure therefor.

4s. A new article of manufacture comprising a base stamped from a sheet metal blank, a tubular post formed by rolling a blank of sheet material into cylindrical formation and joining the side edges of the said blank by a lock seam oint extending from the to of the post to a point adjacent the bottom thereof with the side edges of the bottom portion of the post left unlocked, the sait to a point adjacent the bottom post being attached to said base by swaging H the said unlocked bottom portion of said blank of sheet material into cylindrical formation and joining the side edges thereof, said post being provided with a peripheral rib or bead adjacent its bottom end, the said post being provided with a marginal flange at its bottom turned outwardly against the said base, the post being held locked to the base by the said flange and peripheral rib, and a cup removably receivable by said post.

Signed at Baltimore, in the county of 1 Baltimore and State of Maryland, this 24th day of April, A. D. 1922.

MARTHA HALOWELL CONNOR. 

